Dear Self- Stop Being Awful

I feel like my recent experiences are at least beginning to forge me into a better person

Just today I found myself shrugging off someone’s legitimate concern of feeling unsafe

But instead of going on shrugging I realized I became aware and shouted at my jerk brain

“WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?

JUST BECAUSE YOU DON’T SEE A REASON TO BE OFFENDED

IT DOESN’T MEAN THERE IS NO REASON

YOU ARE NOT ALL WOMEN

YOU DO NOT INHABIT ALL EXPERIENCES

AND IF YOU DON’T SEE WHY SOMETHING ISN’T OFFENSIVE

IT DOESN’T MEAN IT ISN’T OFFENSIVE

IT JUST MEANS YOU HAVEN’T TAKEN YOUR ROSE-COLORED GLASSES OFF YET”